JHAS to maintain Menzies Aviation’s ground support fleet
John Holland Aviation Services (JHAS) today signed a five year contract to provide comprehensive fleet management services to Menzies Aviation’s fleet of ground support equipment (GSE). Under the agreement, which will commence this month, JHAS will service, maintain and support over 1200 units of GSE at airports throughout Australia and New Zealand.
The contract covers a diverse range of specialised GSE items, from pushback tractors and freight loaders, to baggage trolleys and aircraft stairs. Menzies Aviation’s existing GSE fleet will be transitioned into the JHAS maintenance system over the coming three months.
Menzies Aviation is a global provider of passenger, ramp and cargo handling services operating in 27 countries, whose operations in the region include Auckland, Christchurch, Brisbane, Dunedin Melbourne, Perth, Sydney and Wellington.
“This new partnership with Menzies Aviation consolidates the scope of our service offering and further positions JHAS as the leading independent provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul services in Australasia,” said JHAS General Manager Andrew Henderson. “In addition to making JHAS one of the largest providers of GSE maintenance, today’s announcement follows a significant period of growth for the business – we now have over 400 employees and operations at all major airports across Australia and New Zealand.”
A feature of JHAS’ GSE maintenance service will be an innovative monitoring system that will provide a detailed breakdown of each unit’s operating cost. The system will also allow Menzies Aviation to optimise replacement, modernisation and rationalisation of its GSE assets.
Alistair Reid, Senior Vice President, Menzies Aviation, said: “The innovative commercial and fleet management approach provided by John Holland gives Menzies confidence that critical GSE will be fully available and operational to ensure service delivery to our customers.
“This new GSE contract enables Menzies Aviation and John Holland to develop a strategic working relationship over the long-term and we look forward to further developing this partnership.”
